@nickheer As Chris Soghoian says, it suits Apple to not have that, because then people will assume more than there… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@nickheer Definitely not the case with older versions. I’m not sure about iOS 10, but I don’t see device passcode m… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@nickheer That has to be true because otherwise you could not restore to a new device without entering a password.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
@nickheer Yes, but the keybag is protected by the “iCloud keys,” i.e. ones that Apple has.
@nickheer “Encrypted files copy” just means it doesn’t decrypt before sending over the network. It’s consistent with Apple having the key.
@nickheer It talks about using iCloud password and device passcode to access data if all devices are lost. But that’s not how Backup works.
@nickheer Could be wrong, but I think that whole section is about iCloud Keychain and doesn’t pertain to Backup.
@nickheer Right, but it doesn’t say that Apple doesn’t have that key.
@nickheer Reading between the lines, seems like when you turn on Backup it generates a key and sends it to the iCloud server.
@nickheer Regular iCloud backups can be restored to a brand new device, and p. 46 days it doesn't even use your iCloud password.
@nickheer I think that’s only for the keychain, which is why you can only restore the keychain to the same device.
@nickheer I thought the issue with iCloud backups was that they’re encrypted but Apple can access them. Whereas iTunes can set a password.